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| Route 66 Cyber
Café allows fair attendees to surf the net
and check their email. |
| Brookfield Zoo
via a direct interactive video link allowing fair attendees
to see animals and interact with zookeepers. |
| Shedd Aquarium via interactive
video link, the Coral Reef, allowing questions and interactions
with divers |
| Department of Employment Security
(DES) w/"Illinois Skills Match" for locating
new jobs |
| Department of Professional
Regulation (DPR) w/professional License Look-up;
License renewal; Kids licenses |
| Department of Revenue (DOR)
w/Electronic filing/Tax issues presentation and a display
of the technology used by DOR over the past decades. |
| Banks and Real
Estate (BRE) w/"Be a Home Inspector For The
Day" and "What is Your Financial Literacy IQ"
games. |
| Treasurer w/ an interactive finance
and banking game and a presentation on ID theft. |
| Community College
Board (CCB) w/demo registration & participation
in online Comm. College class; interactive computer games/quiz's |
| Future Factor Online
game for young adults to learn about college and careers.
Participants earn free reading materials (free books and
magazines are handed out in the Governor's Tent once the
game is complete. |
| Illinois Math and Science Academy
The Science of Bubbleology. Visitors will learn science
and math concepts and experience what it is to be a scientist
through two hands on experiments using soap bubbles. |
| Illinois Online Leadership Council
(IOLC) Will help people understand the capacity,
numbers, speed, convenience of online/virtual learning
opportunities. |
| Student Assistance
Commission (SAC) w/Monetary Award Program, "Who
Wants to be A College Graduate" |
| State Board of Education (SBE)
Foot imprint from SUE the dinosaur and Passport photo
stop for free book (Books will be handed out at the Governor's
tent once Passport is complete. |
| Department of Transportation
(DOT) Technology in transportation; hands-on computer
applications about weather, road conditions, traffic conditions |
| Department
of Commerce and Community Affairs Virtual Coal
Mine Tour |
| Department
of Natural Resources Demonstration of Poacher
Robots. |
| Attorney General's
Office - Interactive exhibit to learn about safe
surfing guidelines for children and adults. |
| Department of Human Services
- "Be an Investigative Reporter" game in which
fair attendees can search the web to complete the full
story need in the "Press Room". |
| Department
of Children and Family Services - Demonstration
of the Statewide Automated Child Welfare System. |
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